Chapter 2's focus was on WHAT to teach in social studies. Chapter 3's focus is on HOW to teach social studies.
One important aspect of teaching social studies (and all subjects, for that matter!) has to do with classroom management.
What is classroom management? Stop and think about it for a few moments before reading on...
One of the most commonly misunderstood terms in education is CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, which is often seen as a synonym for discipline. Discipline is BEHAVIOR management NOT classroom management.
Classroom management refers to all the things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials so that student learning can take place. It comprises of a plan—a set of procedures that structure the classroom so the students know what to do, how to do it, and when to do it throughout the school day.
EFFECTIVE teachers view classroom management as a process of organizing and structuring classroom events for student learning. In every classroom an organized classroom management plan is a teacher’s most influential and effective tool and is the primary determinant of how well the students will learn.
Teachers succeed because of ORGANIZATION. Your students will recognize when you have a plan, or when you don’t.
That plan needs to consist of procedures, procedures, procedures. The students need to know what to expect from the beginning to the end of your time together.
What classroom management strategies have you experienced and/or observed in classrooms (when you were in school, PDS, other practicums, etc.)? What was effective? Why? Respond to these questions in our Discussion Area below. Your response is due by 3:00 p.m.on Friday, Feb. 15. You are to respond to your group members by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18.
Chapter 2's focus was on WHAT to teach in social studies. Chapter 3's focus is on HOW to teach social studies.
One important aspect of teaching social studies (and all subjects, for that matter!) has to do with classroom management.
What is classroom management? Stop and think about it for a few moments before reading on...
One of the most commonly misunderstood terms in education is CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, which is often seen as a synonym for discipline. Discipline is BEHAVIOR management NOT classroom management.
Classroom management refers to all the things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials so that student learning can take place. It comprises of a plan—a set of procedures that structure the classroom so the students know what to do, how to do it, and when to do it throughout the school day.
EFFECTIVE teachers view classroom management as a process of organizing and structuring classroom events for student learning. In every classroom an organized classroom management plan is a teacher’s most influential and effective tool and is the primary determinant of how well the students will learn.
Teachers succeed because of ORGANIZATION. Your students will recognize when you have a plan, or when you don’t.
That plan needs to consist of procedures, procedures, procedures. The students need to know what to expect from the beginning to the end of your time together.
What classroom management strategies have you experienced and/or observed in classrooms (when you were in school, PDS, other practicums, etc.)? What was effective? Why? Respond to these questions in our Discussion Area below. Your response is due by 3:00 p.m.on Friday, Feb. 15. You are to respond to your group members by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18.